Bettina Hoffmann
Catalogue of Solo and Chamber Music for Viola da Gamba
anonymous
Beglückte Verbundtnüß Des Adels mit der Tugend unter dem Vorwandt angenommener Persohnen Eugenij und Aretinae
Items with viola da gamba:
Sonata and 6 ritornellos for violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo
Aria «Unglücklich» for soprano (Aretina), violin, viola da gamba and basso continuo
manuscript
Wien
A-Wn mus. Hs 18493
Strümper, Viennese music with viols: Sonata, Ritornello 1, Ritornello 2, Ritornello 3, Ritornello 4, Ritornello 5, Ritornello 6, aria
The viola da gamba is requested explicitly only once (in Aretina's aria), but there is no doubt that in this opera with its reduced two-instrument ensemble, the instrumental part noted in the clefs of alto and tenor is intended always for the viol.
Marc Strümper, Die Viola da gamba am Wiener Kaiserhof, Tutzing, Schneider, 2004, pp. 248-249
